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 George was one day met by three bishops, who passed him the following compliments: Says the first, go morrow, Father Abraham; says the second, go morrow, Father Isaac; says the third, good-morrow Father Jacob. To which he replied, I am neither Father Abraham, Father Isaac, nor Father Jacob; I am Saul, the son of Kish, sent out to seek father's asses, and, lo! I have found three of the Which answer fully convinced the bishops that the had mistaken their man.

A poor Scotchman dined one day at a public home in London upon eggs, and not having money to p got credit till he should return. The man being luck in trade, acquired vast riches; and after some ye happening to pass that way, calls at the house where he was owing the dinner of eggs. Having called the innkeeper, he asked him what he had to pay the dinner of eggs he got from him such a time. T landlord seeing him now rich, gave him a bill several pounds, telling him as his reason for so extravagant a charge, that these eggs, had they be hatched, would have been chickens; and these, lay more eggs, would have been more chickens, and so multiplying the eggs and their product till such time as their value amounted to the sum charged. T man refusing to comply with this demand, was charge before a judge. He then made his case known George, his countryman, who promised to appear the hour of cause, which he accordingly did, all in sweat, with a great basket of boiled pease, which appearance surprised the judge, who asked what meant by these boiled pease. Says George, I going to sow them. When will they grow? said judge. They will grow, said George, when sod eggs grow chickens, which answered convinced